Unit 2, Review

Which of the following describes a confederal system of government?

• States are united through a strong central government

• A country with independent states, a weak central government, and breaks apart easily

• A country with a strong central government that also has strong state governments

• A country with independent states, strong central government, and strong constitution

Which of the following acts passed by the British placed soldiers in the colonists' homes?

• Townshend Acts

• Intolerable Acts

• Stamp Act

• Quartering Act

Which of the following explains the word grievance?

• A complaint

• A strength

• Something sad or painful

• A right of the people

Which of the following was a grievance in the Declaration of Independence?

• The institution of slavery and its evils

• Quartering of soldiers

• Taxes on property and land

• Torturing of colonists by the British

Shay's Rebellion best showed which weakness in the Articles of Confederation?

• The need for a national army to protect the people from violence

• The need for a 2nd Amendment that protected the right to bear arms (weapons)

• The need for strong state governments that collected enough taxes

• The need for freedom of speech and the right to protest

The Preamble of the Constitution has what purpose?

• To explain the goals and purpose of the federal government and constitution

• To explain the need for a strong national military and collecting taxes

• To explain how the people have natural rights that can't be taken away

• To explain the reasons why the colonists are rebelling against British Parliament and King George III

Which of the following is a goal listed in the Preamble of the U.S. Constitution?

• To protect natural rights

• To make the people happy and successful

• To make America the most powerful nation on Earth

• To promote the general welfare of the American people

Which of the following explains powers for each branch of government?

• The executive branch can veto a bill, the legislative branch can override a presidential veto, the judicial branch can declare laws unconstitutional

• The executive branch can pass laws, the legislative branch can declare a law unconstitutional, the judicial branch can interpret laws

• The judicial branch can veto a law, the legislative branch can enforce laws, the executive branch can declare laws unconstitutional

• The executive branch can veto a bill, the judicial branch can make laws, the legislative branch can declare laws unconstitutional

Which of the following was a viewpoint of the Federalists?

• Supported the U.S. Constitution

• Wanted to limit the power of the national government

• Wanted to include a Bill of Rights to protect the people

• Wanted strong state governments

Which of the following was a belief of the Anti-Federalists?

• The power of the federal government should be limited and restricted

• The state governments should be less powerful than the federal government

• A Bill of Rights was needed to protect the people from the government

• The U.S. Constitution was a better option than the Articles of Confederation